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Thomas Wiedemeier Sawmill

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — PORTERFIELD, WISCONSIN

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Thomas Wiedemeier Sawmill in PORTERFIELD, WISCONSIN
Employer Thomas Wiedemeier Sawmill Report ID 2022031984
Address N6480 Riverview Rd City, State ZIP PORTERFIELD, WISCONSIN 54159
Event Date March 3, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Boring, routing, notching machines
Secondary Source Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
Industry (NAICS) 321113 Inspection # 1582846
GPS Coordinates 45.18000, -87.91000

Incident Narrative

An employee was using a pallet stringer notcher. A piece of pallet stringer became lodged in the machine. The employee was trying to remove it when his glove was caught and his hand was pulled into the blades of the notcher. All four fingers and part of the employee's thumb on the right hand were amputated. The machine was not locked out at the time.

Incident Summary

On March 3, 2022, a worker at Thomas Wiedemeier Sawmill in PORTERFIELD, WISCONSIN suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with boring, routing, notching machines identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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